"You're saying the Aztecs' ancestors came from the Heart of the World? And they're neither natives nor interstellar refugees, but 'new humans' created from nothing by the Creator?"
Later that day, Triss, who had a slight hangover from drinking too much the night before, learned the truth about the Aztecs' origins from Murphy. The explosive news sobered the Blood Vulture Grand Duchess right up. She looked at the jar, now only a quarter full of blood, and knew that Murphy had gleaned the truth from the Aztec blood.
"No wonder the Aztecs were so determined to hold back Dusk's exploration. It wasn't because they hated evil or were born righteous. It was because the mission in their blood demanded that they stop anyone from peering into the holy land.
That certainly explains it."
After thinking for a moment, Triss said:
"So the Aztecs' connection to the Creator is actually closer than the Sanghai people's. They're the true 'beloved children of the Creator,' in the fullest sense?"
"More or less. The fact that they were placed in such an important location as the Heart of the World clearly means the Aztecs hold a certain weight in the Creator's eyes. And their genetic blueprint is fascinating.
"From what I've learned so far, once decoded, this thing can be used to strengthen other species' life forms, repair their biological flaws, and grant them a more powerful starting form.
"The Whitewing warriors of the Sky Clan are a flying species, while members of the Osiris family, whom they regard as kings of the sky, are humans perfectly enhanced by this genetic blueprint. So, in theory, Princess Chuchute's genes aren't much different from those of Old Continent humans, but she's clearly an 'evolved' human.
"She hardly trains with solar psionics. Every day, she's either wandering